38 farmer cooperators participate in training on organic and scientific native chicken production

Dr. Marilou P. Lucas, MMSU Research Director for Research and Development Extension, gives the welcome remarks on behalf of Dr. Nathaniel R. Alibuyog, MMSU Vice President for Research and Extension.

BATAC, Philippines – The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), in partnership with the Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU), organized and facilitated the training course on Organic and Scientific Native Chicken Production held on 27 April 2015 at MMSU in Batac, Ilocos Norte. This activity is part of the Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Agricultural Research (DA-BAR)-funded project titled Production of Organic Feeds for Native Chicken: A Pilot Corn/Sorghum + Cowpea Intercropping Scheme Integrated with Village Feed Milling and Native Chicken Production.